美國
證券交易委員會
華盛頓特區 20549
表單
當前報告
根據第 13條或15(d)節的
證券交易 法案(1934)
報告日期(報告的最早事件日期)
(註冊人名稱如章程中所列)
(州或其他管轄區的 公司登記) |
(委員會檔案編號) | (美國國稅局僱主 識別號) |
(主要執行辦公室地址)
(郵政編碼)
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(註冊人電話號碼,包括區號)
不適用
(如果自上次報告以來更改過的前名稱或前地址)
如果Form 8-k的備案旨在同時滿足註冊人在以下任何條款下的備案義務,請選中下面的適當框。
根據證券法第425條的規定書面通信 (17 CFR 230.425) |
根據執行法令14a-12條規定進行的徵求材料(17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
根據交易所法案(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))第14d-2(b)條款的預先開始通信 |
根據《交易所法》(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)),在開始前的通信 |
根據法案第12(b)節註冊的證券:
每個類別的標題 | 交易標的 | 註冊的每個交易所的名稱 | ||
請勾選以下是否適用於此公報項下的1933年證券法第405條規定或本章第2401.2億.2條規定下的1934年證交換易法第120億.2條規定下的新興成長公司。
成長型企業
如果註冊人是一家新增增長公司,請勾選相應的複選標記,如果註冊人已經選擇不使用延長轉型期來符合根據 交易所法第13(a)條所提供的任何新的或經修訂的財務會計準則。 ☐
這些第7.01項和第9.01項中披露的信息,包括本附件99.1,正在提供,並且不應被視爲根據1934年證券交易法第18條(修訂版)(「交易所法」)的目的而「提交」,或以其他方式受到該條款的責任,亦不應被視爲根據1933年證券法(修訂版)或交易所法的任何申報而被引用,除非在該申報中明確以具體引用方式列出。
項目 7.01 規定 FD 披露
在2024年12月31日,我們與Enlink Midstream, LLC (紐交所: ENLC) ("EnLink")宣佈,EnLink已向美國證券交易委員會提交了最終的代理材料, 以便進行我們對EnLink剩餘公開持有的普通單位的收購。
EnLink的特別股東會議(「特別會議」)定於2025年1月30日上午10:00(中央時間)舉行(東部時間上午11:00)。特別會議將以虛擬方式進行。
截至2024年12月23日營業結束時的所有EnLink單元持有者,有權在特別會議上投票其普通單位。EnLink董事會和EnLink董事會的衝突委員會一致推薦單元持有者投票 「支持」 提案的所有細節都在最終的委託聲明中提供。委託材料預計將在2024年12月31日左右郵寄。我們已承諾將我們的EnLink普通單位投票支持擬議的交易。
新聞稿的副本附在99.1展覽中,並通過引用併入本文。
前瞻性聲明:
本通訊包含「前瞻性聲明」 根據1933年《證券法》第27A條及1934年《交易法》第21E條的定義。 本通訊中包含的所有陳述,除了歷史事實的陳述之外,涉及ONEOk或EnLink預期、相信或預計會或可能發生的活動、事件或發展均爲前瞻性聲明。諸如「估計」、「項目」、「預測」、「相信」、「期待」、「預期」、「潛在」、「機會」、「創造」、「打算」、「可能」、「會」、「計劃」、「將」、「指導」、「觀察」、「目標」、「任務」、「未來」、「建立」、「專注」、「繼續」、「努力」、「允許」或這些術語的否定形式或其他變體,以及在任何與未來計劃、行動或事件討論相關的上下文中使用的類似實質的單詞和術語均識別爲前瞻性聲明。然而,缺少這些詞並不意味着這些陳述不是前瞻性聲明。這些前瞻性聲明包括但不限於關於擬議交易、擬議交易的預期關閉及其時間安排的陳述,以及在實施擬議交易後ONEOk、EnLink及其合併運營的描述。有許多風險和不確定性可能導致實際結果與本通訊中包含的前瞻性聲明存在重大差異。這些風險包括ONEOk可能無法成功整合EnLink的業務;擬議交易的成本節約、協同效應和增長可能未能完全實現或實現所需的時間可能比預期更長的風險;擬議交易後的信用評級可能與ONEOk預期的不同的風險;擬議交易關閉條件可能未被滿足的風險,某一方可能終止與擬議交易相關的合併協議,或擬議交易的關閉可能被延遲或根本不發生的風險;EnLink單元持有人可能不同意擬議交易的可能性;因擬議交易的公告或完成而可能對業務或員工關係產生不利反應或變化的風險,包括更改可能導致與擬議交易相關的合併協議的終止;ONEOk資本結構變化可能對其證券的市場價值產生不利影響的風險;與各公司經營結果和業務總體有關的,保持客戶、留住和招聘關鍵人員以及維護與供應商和客戶關係的能力的風險;擬議交易可能分散ONEOk和EnLink各自管理團隊對持續業務運營的專注或導致其中一家公司承擔大量成本的風險;任何經濟衰退和商品價格大幅下跌的影響風險;特別是在環保、健康和安全方面,政府監管或執法實踐的變化風險;以及可能導致實際結果與預測結果存在重大差異的其他重要因素。所有這些因素都難以預測,並超出ONEOk或EnLink的控制,包括在ONEOk網站上可獲得的ONEOk年度報告(10-K表)、季度報告(10-Q表)和當前報告(8-K表)中詳細說明的因素。 www.oneok.com 以及在SEC網站上的內容, www.sec.gov, 以及在EnLink的年度報告(表格10-k)、季度報告(表格10-Q)和當前報告(表格8-k)中詳細說明的內容,這些報告可在EnLink的網站上找到, www.enlink.com 以及在SEC網站上的內容, www.sec.gov所有的前瞻性陳述都是基於ONEOk和EnLink認爲合理的假設,但這些假設可能並不準確。任何前瞻性陳述僅在作出該聲明的日期有效,ONEOk和EnLink均不承擔糾正或更新任何前瞻性陳述的義務,無論是由於新信息、未來事件還是其他原因,除非適用法律要求。讀者應謹慎對待這些前瞻性陳述,不要過度依賴,前瞻性陳述僅在當前日期有效。
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NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION:
This communication is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to buy or sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Additional Information And Where To Find It:
In connection with the proposed transaction, ONEOK filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) to register the shares of ONEOK’s common stock to be issued pursuant to the proposed transaction, which includes a prospectus of ONEOK and a proxy statement of EnLink (the “proxy statement/prospectus”). Each of ONEOK and EnLink may also file other documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. This document is not a substitute for the Registration Statement, proxy statement/prospectus or any other document which ONEOK or EnLink has filed or may file with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN OR MAY BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION, THE RISKS RELATED THERETO, AND RELATED MATTERS. The Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on December 30, 2024, and EnLink mailed the definitive proxy statement/prospectus to its unitholders on or about December 31, 2024. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and other relevant documents filed by ONEOK and EnLink with the SEC (when available) through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by ONEOK, including the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, are available free of charge from ONEOK’s website at www.oneok.com under the “Investors” tab. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by EnLink, including the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, are available free of charge from EnLink’s website at www.enlink.com under the “Investors” tab.
Participants in the Solicitation:
ONEOK, EnLink and certain of their (or EnLink’s managing member’s) respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about ONEOK’s directors and executive officers is available in ONEOK’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2023 fiscal year filed with the SEC on February 27, 2024, and its revised definitive proxy statement for the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders filed with the SEC on May 1, 2024, and in the proxy statement/prospectus. Information about the directors and executive officers of EnLink’s managing member is available in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2023 fiscal year filed with the SEC on February 21, 2024, and in the proxy statement/prospectus. Other information regarding the participants in the solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in the Registration Statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials when filed with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction when they become available. Investors should read the proxy statement/prospectus carefully before making any voting or investment decisions. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by ONEOK and EnLink are available free of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Additionally, copies of documents filed with the SEC by ONEOK, including the proxy statement/prospectus are available free of charge from ONEOK’s website at www.oneok.com and copies of documents filed with the SEC by EnLink, including the proxy statement/prospectus are available free of charge from EnLink’s website at www.enlink.com.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
99.1 | News release issued by ONEOK, Inc. and EnLink Midstream, LLC dated December 31, 2024. | |
104 | Cover page interactive data file (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and contained in Exhibit 101). |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
ONEOK, Inc. | |||
Date: | December 31, 2024 | By: | /s/ Walter S. Hulse III |
Walter S. Hulse III | |||
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Executive Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Development |
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